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News April 13, 2008
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Once an athlete, now an orthetist
      HAMMONDSPORT - As a former Hammondsport school district athlete and college athlete, Erica Webster is no stranger to sports injuries. Not only did she suffer a few bruises and strains along the way, she also witnessed injuries among her teammates and saw firsthand how braces could help an athlete...
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Local author to sign unique book at Dormann Library
      BATH - Local writer Robert Dunham will appear April 16 in the Empire Room of The Dormann Library to sign copies of his book "The Silver Spoon Saloon." The book signing begins at 7 p.m. Dunham's book is a collection of 17 narratives set in the American West and written in rhymed couplets.
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200 years and counting
     Pictured above, the Scottish American Society of the Southern Tier performs the "Kirken of the Tartans," an ancient ceremony of the Church of Scotland at the first Presbyterian Church of Bath, which is celebrating its 200th anniversary. At right, local Scotsman, Elder Bruce Grant, Church Pastor Rev....
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H'port student attends leadership forum
      Imagine being 16 or 17 years old and the responsibility of securing the United States at home and abroad rests on your shoulders. Hammondsport sophomore Trevor Parke didn't just imagine it, he lived it. During the week of Feb.
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Host families needed
      Foreign high school students are scheduled to arrive soon for academic semester homestay programs, and the sponsoring organization needs a few more local host families. The students are anxiously awaiting news of their new families. These young ambassadors are looking forward to fulfilling their l...
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YOUR COMMUNITY
      Legion Auxiliary The American Legion Auxiliary of Unit 173 meets every second Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Charles Wescott Post on William St., Bath. The next meeting will be held on April 14. VEW enrollment If you have a child who will be five years old on or before Dec. 1, 2008, or if you kno...
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Fighting child abuse
     Pictured at right, T-shirts decorated by area students with messages pertaining to child abuse prevention were on display in the Steuben County Office Building last week as part of the 2008 Child Abuse Prevention Task Force TShirt Design Contest, organized as part of Child Abuse Prevention Month. Aw...
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End Child Abuse
Symptoms & Signs
      The first step in helping abused or neglected children is learning to recognize the signs. The presence of a single sign does not prove child abuse is occurring in a family; however, when these signs appear repeatedly or in combination, you should take a closer look at the situation and consider t...
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Report: Nearly 1 million children victims of abuse
      WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families recently released its annual report on child maltreatment as it kicks off Child Abuse Prevention Month.
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Ten ways people can prevent child abuse
      • Be a nurturing parent. Children need to know that they are special, loved and capable of following their dreams. • Help a friend, neighbor or relative. Being a parent isn't easy. Offer a helping hand take care of the children, so the parent(s) can rest or spend time together.
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Local students take on Big Tobacco
      Two Bath students want tobacco companies to stop marketing their product to children, and they've decided to do something about it. Fatina Overstreet and Desaray Sawyer, two eighth-graders at Bath Middle School, are members of Reality Check, a statewide organization whose mission is to reduce the...
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THE R.A.P. SHEET
SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF PRATTSBURGH AND AVOCA
      Editor's Note: The Minutes of the Village and Town Board meetings appearing below have not been approved at the time this goes to press. Town of Avoca Minutes of the Avoca Town Board regular meeting March 19, 2008 called to order by Supervisor Wellington at 7:06 p.m. Held at the Avoca Cent...
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Coop Ext. to offer dog obedience classes
      Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County's 4-H Program will offer dog obedience classes beginning April 14 at the Steuben County Fairgrounds, Bath. Classes will be held Monday evenings from 6 to 7 p.m. No dogs are allowed to walk around the fairgrounds, so please use the Chestnut Street ent...
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Clear Water
Officials hope new weapon works in fight against milfoil
By MARY PERHAM CORNING LEADER
      BATH - Folks on Waneta and Lamoka lakes may have clearer sailing this year, with officials again preparing to rid the lakes of the invasive Eurasian Water Milfoil weed.
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